Carol R. Thrush

High Impact

Professor

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

Surgery, College of Medicine

24 h-index 93 pubs 1,770 cited

Research Areas

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Healthcare Policy and Management Innovations in Medical Education Interprofessional Education and Collaboration Internship and Residency Diversity and Career in Medicine Health and Medical Research Impacts Ethics in Clinical Research

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Carol R. Thrush, Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has a research profile that encompasses medical education, research integrity, and organizational climate within academic medicine. Her work has focused on developing and validating surveys to assess organizational culture, such as the Climate of Accountability, Respect, and Ethics (CARES) survey and the Climate of Accountability and Interpersonal Respect (CAIR) survey. These efforts aim to understand and improve the environments in which medical professionals and researchers work.

Thrush's publications also address critical aspects of surgical training and career pathways. She has investigated factors influencing residents' decisions to enter practice directly after graduation and explored the utility of transitional year residency programs for unmatched medical students. Additionally, her research includes the development of educational programs, such as the Anatomy Scholars Program for medical students and a longitudinal suture curriculum designed to enhance surgical skills and confidence among students entering residency.

With an h-index of 24 and 93 total publications, Thrush is recognized as a highly cited researcher. Her collaborations within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences include shared publications with Mary Kimbrough and Molly M. Gathright. She also leads a research group, indicating an active role in mentoring and directing research activities.

Metrics

h-index: 24
Publications: 93
Citations: 1,770

Selected Publications

Toward an “ecosystems” approach to responsible conduct of research (RCR): A multi-stakeholder framework for collaborative accountability and policy recommendations on research integrity (2025) DOI
Beyond Boot Camp: Small Group Learning to Enhance Hospital Medicine Knowledge and Clinical Reasoning for Community-Based Residency Programs (2025) DOI
Climate of Accountability, Respect, and Ethics Survey (CARES): development and validation of an organizational climate survey (2025) DOI
A multi-institutional study from the US ROPE Consortium examining factors associated with directly entering practice upon residency graduation (2022) DOI
A Transitional Year Residency Program Provides Innovative Solutions for Unmatched Medical Students (2021) DOI
Anatomy Scholars Program for Medical Students Entering a Surgical Residency (2021) DOI

Research Interests

Dr. Thrush has worked in academic healthcare settings since 1991, and has published more than 80 scientific journal articles spanning educational, social and behavioral sciences, health services, and medical education research domains. She has served as a Co-PI on an NIH NCRR grant to establish psychometric properties of a survey to assess organizational research climate and as a consultant on a VA HSR&D-funded grant to assess methods of feedback from this survey to VA leaders. She has consulted with many entities regarding measuring the organizational climate for research integrity, including the Council of Graduate Schools, Michigan State University, Epigeum, the American Geophysical Union, University of California Davis-NCATS investigators, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Grants & Funding

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Medical Spanish Course Pulaski County Medical Society Faculty
The AGU Ethics and Equity Initiative: Catalyzing Cultural Change in the Sciences with New Resources and Tracking Tools. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Other
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Medical Spanish Course Pulaski County Medical Society Faculty
An RCT to Test Reporting and Feedback to Foster Research Integrity Climates VA Health Services Research and Development Service, Directed Research Projects on Research Best Practices to improve Human Subjects Protection in Research and Improve Research Integrity Other Significant Contributor
UAMS LULAC Medical Spanish Course - Continuation Pulaski County Medical Society Principal Investigator
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Medical Spanish Course Pulaski County Medical Society Faculty
Propagating the Uniform Research Integrity Climate Assessment (U-RICA) NIH Other Significant Contributor